1995 Hertsmere Borough Council election

1995 Hertsmere Borough Council election

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14 out of 39 seats to Hertsmere Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Registered	44,268
Turnout	41.4% (4.1%)
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Seats won 12 1 Seats after 19 14 Seat change 4 5 Popular vote 10,524 5,799 Percentage 57.5% 31.7% Swing 29.4% 2.8%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Seats won 1 0 Seats after 5 1 Seat change Popular vote 1,651 332 Percentage 9.0% 1.8% Swing 22.1% 4.4%
Winner of each seat at the 1995 Hertsmere Borough Council election. Wards in white were not contested.
Control before election No overall control Control after election No overall control

The 1995 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1995 Hertsmere Borough Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	12	5	85.7	7	19	48.7	10,524	57.5	+29.4
	Conservative	1	5	7.1	13	14	35.9	5,799	31.7	–2.8
	Liberal Democrats	1		7.1	4	5	12.8	1,651	9.0	–22.1
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.6	332	1.8	–4.4

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Aldenham East

Aldenham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Nagler*	1,120	73.8	+9.1
	Labour	G. Diaz-Prior	398	26.2	+11.9
Majority			722	47.6	+4.0
Turnout			1,518	42.7	–1.2
Registered electors			3,614
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.4

Aldenham West

Aldenham West (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Stanley	772	51.9	+26.3
	Labour	P. Halsey	768	51.6	+26.0
	Conservative	A. Boodt	659	44.3	–14.8
	Conservative	B. Lewis	649	43.6	–15.5
Turnout			~1,487	41.6	+6.3
Registered electors			3,575
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Brookmeadow

Brookmeadow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Sandle	894	84.9	+12.7
	Conservative	P. Brew	159	15.1	+0.2
Majority			735	69.8	+12.4
Turnout			1,053	36.8	–3.3
Registered electors			2,864
	Labour hold		Swing	6.3

Campions

Campions

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Nolan*	606	85.8	+12.9
	Conservative	H. Spratt	100	14.2	–12.9
Majority			506	71.7	+25.8
Turnout			706	33.3	–8.1
Registered electors			2,128
	Labour hold		Swing	12.9

Cowley

Cowley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Hoeksma	1,168	83.5	+23.4
	Conservative	A. Bright	230	16.5	–13.5
Majority			938	67.0	+36.9
Turnout			1,398	31.3	+4.3
Registered electors			4,490
	Labour hold		Swing	18.5

Elstree

Elstree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Heywood	1,020	55.5	+23.6
	Conservative	S. Quilty	818	44.5	–2.8
Majority			202	11.0	N/A
Turnout			1,838	35.7	–5.2
Registered electors			5,171
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	13.2

Hillside

Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Goldberg*	880	78.9	+29.8
	Conservative	D. McKee	235	21.1	–17.6
Majority			645	57.8	+47.4
Turnout			1,115	34.0	–5.0
Registered electors			3,246
	Labour hold		Swing	23.7

Kenilworth

Kenilworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Ward*	805	83.5	+13.1
	Conservative	G. Ferguson	159	16.5	–0.5
Majority			646	67.0	+13.6
Turnout			964	33.5	–11.1
Registered electors			2,904
	Labour hold		Swing	6.8

Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Silverstone	783	77.1	+18.9
	Conservative	J. Kempton	232	22.9	–13.4
Majority			551	54.2	+32.3
Turnout			1,015	33.7	–1.9
Registered electors			3,069
	Labour hold		Swing	16.2

Mill

Mill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Colne*	1,196	73.4	+2.8
	Labour	D. Bearfield	253	15.5	+0.1
	Conservative	J. Slade	181	11.1	–2.8
Majority			943	57.9	+2.7
Turnout			1,630	47.6	–1.3
Registered electors			3,438
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.4

Potters Bar East

Potters Bar East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Harrison	984	53.1	+7.1
	Conservative	R. Calcutt	638	34.4	–1.7
	Liberal Democrats	P. Shannon	231	12.5	–5.4
Majority			346	18.7	+8.8
Turnout			1,853	41.6	–9.1
Registered electors			4,468
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.4

Potters Bar West

Potters Bar West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lott	705	49.5	+30.0
	Conservative	C. Calcutt	496	34.8	–24.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Martin	224	15.7	–5.2
Majority			209	14.7	N/A
Turnout			1,425	43.5	+6.5
Registered electors			3,279
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	27.4

Shenley

Shenley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Hogan*	488	51.7	+1.5
	Independent	M. Braynis	332	35.2	N/A
	Conservative	P. Banton	123	13.0	–27.6
Majority			156	16.5	+6.9
Turnout			943	48.4	–3.9
Registered electors			2,022
	Labour hold

References

1. "Hertsmere Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 12 January 2026.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 12 January 2026.